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ECOWAS Lassa fever conference opens in Abidjan
The Economic Community of West Africa (ECOWAS) Lassa Fever International Conference began Monday in Abidjan, Côte d’.Ivoire The four-day conference…
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Nigeria boosts Ebola alert as outbreak hits DRC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) assured Nigerians there are no confirmed cases of Ebola Virus Disease…
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Abdulsalami Abubakar, Obasanjo set for CARE365 health hub unveiling in Abuja
Former president Olusegun Obasanjo, alongside other eminent leaders and global health experts are expected at the unveiling of the Care365 Health…
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Nigeria records 145 Lassa fever deaths
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has confirmed 145 deaths from Lassa fever in 2025, as the…
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New COVID-19 variant NB.1.8.1 descendant of Omicron JN.1 lineage -WHO
The World Health Organisation (WHO), has described the new COVID-19 variant, NB.1.8.1, first detected in late January, as a descendant…
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Misuse of gloves capable of spreading infections- NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has cautioned healthcare workers and institutions against the misuse of gloves,…
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Lassa fever: Death toll hits 127, Ondo, Bauchi, Edo worst-hit-NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) says Lassa fever has claimed 127 lives across 18 states in…
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Lassa Fever: Ondo, Bauchi, Edo remain epicenters -NCDC
The Nigeria Centre for Disease Control and Prevention (NCDC) has identified Ondo, Bauchi, and Edo states as the epicentres of…
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Stakeholders want measles-rubella vaccination campaign expanded to grassroots
By Chukwudi Obasi Stakeholders in the health sector have been called upon to intensify and extend the measles-rubella…
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NAFDAC recommends stiffer penalties for fake drug
The Director General of the National Agency for Food and Drug Administration and Control, (NAFDAC), Prof. Mojisola Adeyeye, has reiterated…
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